An early start was not what Kurt had wanted but it was worth it to see Blaine still half asleep himself and rubbing at his eyes. His curly hair was tousled and sticking out, he was also mumbling something that was almost incoherent. Almost; to Kurt it sounded something like, "where did you go? Miss your warmth, you smell good." Kurt covered his mouth to hide the giggle as he turned around to face Blaine fully.
"If you want I can stay close to you all day and I will smell even better once I've had a bath." He said with amusement in his voice. Blaine shot up into a full sitting position "what?" he asked in a panicked voice. This time Kurt didn't bother to hide his laugh. He leaned into Blaine and kissed his cheek. "Come on we need to get going." He said crawling to the tent flap and out. "Damn." Blaine swore falling back onto his back, why did he have the bad habit of stating what he was thinking while being half asleep. He would not be leaving this tent until his blush went away.
When he did emerge from the tent he looked around to find that half of his men were running around doing different jobs and the other half were sat at an old looking table eating, Kurt was among them. Blaine cleared his throat and walked over to them. "Good morning." He said in his normal (and what he called 'princely') voice. He had managed to control his hair somewhat and was looking more like Prince Blaine.
"Morning." was the collective reply from his men and a bright smile from Kurt that threatened to steal his breath away. "I saved you some food." Kurt said pushing a plate toward the empty seat next to him. Blaine melted at the thought of food and Kurt first thing in the morning. He sunk into his seat and started to eat. "Thank you." He said leaning into Kurt and sighing quietly. Kurt couldn't keep the smile off his face at Blaine's outward show of affection.
"So are we going back?" Jake asked from across the table. "Yes." Kurt replied at the same time as Blaine's resounding "No." they looked at each other, Kurt raising an eyebrow as if to ask if Blaine has lost his mind. "Stan is a guide he can tell us how to avoid any dangerous territory." Blaine explains. "Yes Blaine, but with that wolf is still out there and the fact that some of us are injured." Kurt said. Blaine held up his hand to stop him. "Kurt you were injured the worst and you are fine now." He said.
Kurt huffed and crossed his arms over his chest, his pout meant to show his displeasure but only making him look cute… and kissable. Blaine shook his head he couldn't just let Kurt's, he searched for a word, well 'Kurtness' (as he could think of nothing else to describe all of that he was) to distract him. He had told Kurt that he would make it so he could see the phoenix, so come hell or high water Kurt was going to see that bird. What kind of a husband would Blaine be if he couldn't even do that?
"I think he has a point." Jake said. Kurt narrowed his eyes at him and huffed again. "I don't want to put you all in any more danger." Kurt said. "How about we put it to a vote, that way it will be up to us and not you if we get into any stick." Jake said. Blaine nodded and Kurt, not able to find a way to fight them both just glared at him. A smug smile was his only reply as Jake walked off.
Blaine tried not to choke on his water at Kurt's face when Jake walked off. Hiding his laugh behind his cup. "And you Blaine Anderson!" Kurt said turning to him. "I'm mad at you." He stated simply before getting up gracefully and storming off. Blaine blinked putting down his cup. "What did I do?" he asked no one in particular as he watched Kurt disappear into the camp site.
"You opened your mouth my friend. And that is a bad thing to do when opposing ones partner." Stan said from behind him. Blaine turned to look at him. "Yeah, but I would have thought he would have understand that I cannot break a promise; especially when that promise was made to him." Blaine sighed. "He knows that, he probably thinks that because it's just for him you shouldn't do it. He doesn't see that it means more to you because it's him you're doing it for." Stan said sitting down next to him. "Well it doesn't matter because we will go and when he sees that bird he will be too happy to complain." Blaine says.
Stan just laughs and nods. "Do you need a guide? "He suddenly asks. "Yeah that would be amazing. Do you know one?" Blaine asked brightening up a little at the idea of this trip going easier. Stan laughs again. "I was talking about me. I guide people around here for a bit of extra money." He says. "Oh. Well now I sound smart." Blaine says. "No you weren't to know it was me when I told you about a scout." Stan says. "Well consider yourself hired as our guide." Blaine says standing up. "Now if you will excuse me I need to go and find my fiancée." Blaine smiles and turns to walk in the same direction Kurt stormed off in.
It took asking five people and circling half the camp to finally find where Kurt had disappeared to. Turns out he was going to have a bath to try and relax. So Blaine thanked the last person he asked and headed toward the waterfall Stan had told them was just over the ridge before the forest started again. He heard the splashing before he was even over the top of the ridge and smiled. The weather was perfect for having an outside bath and he could just image how Kurt's pale skin would look in the sunlight after he had been standing under the waterfall.
And damn did it look good. Blaine's breath was took away when he saw Kurt standing there his back to him and his smooth skin seeming to shimmer under the water and light that hit it. Blaine stumbled down the other side of the ridge and almost tipped over a root because he couldn't take his eyes off of the other prince. He managed to make it over three of them before the fourth succeeded in making him fall flat on his face with a yelp of surprise.
A higher pitched yelp came from Kurt as he spun around to see who had been watching him. He relaxed when he saw Blaine struggling to get back up again (rather ungracefully) then he remembered that he was naked and his cheeks turned a bright red as he tried to hide what he could of his body. "B-Blaine what are you… why are you here?" Kurt asked, his voice coming out more as a squeak.
"I umm, I wanted to look at… to TALK. To talk to you." Blaine tried to explain rubbing the back of his neck in a nervous way. "I wanted to say that I found us a guide so we don't need to worry about entering anywhere we may not be wanted. The journey will be must safer now." He said trying (and failing) to keep his eyes on Kurt's face. Kurt's face went through a mix of emotions starting at anger then going to , nervousness, acceptance and then ending in embarrassment when he saw Blaine's eyes moving over his body. "I still don't like it… but seems as I can't stop you and you did find a way to make it safer, then I will give in gracefully." he says.
Blaine smiled; it lit up his whole face and Kurt couldn't help but feel that he had made the right decision. It was worth it just to see Blaine smile like that, and Kurt made a silent promise to make Blaine smile like he was now as often and as much as he could (and more). Then an idea came to Kurt, an idea that was sure to keep Blaine smiling for a while. "You got all dirty when you fell. And we haven't bathed since we left. W-would you care to join me?" Kurt asked with a sly smile as he slipped into the small lake the waterfall produced and moved closer to Blaine.
Blaine's eyes grew wide and he swallowed so hard Kurt could see his adam's apple bob. Blaine watched as Kurt moved closer to him, the water covering everything from his waist down. He could only nod dumbly. Kurt giggled but tried to hide it. "You might want to take off your clothes, Blaine." He said. "Y-yeah." Blaine agreed, Kurt could have told him to walk through fire at this point and he would of done it without question. He pulled off his shirt and threw it to the ground.
Kurt tutted. "No Blaine, pick it up and hang it on that branch." Kurt told him enjoying his power over the other man. Blaine did as he was told and then did the same with and rest of his clothes. Kurt took a moment to appreciate the now uncovered body in front of him. He wasn't disappointed, not that he expected to be, and then once he had a good look at Blaine he tilted his head. "Are you going to come and join me or just stand there?" he asked.
Blaine almost ended up on the forest floor again in his haste to make it into the water next to Kurt and Kurt had to hide his laughter again. Once Blaine was in the water, he moved as close to Kurt as he dared (leaving about half a foot between them). Kurt shook his head and took hold of Blaine's hands pulling them so that there was hardly a breath between them and kissed him, so slowly and then it turned into something deeper and meaningful.
Blaine removed his hands from Kurt to lay them gently at his waist. Kurt in turn wrapped his arms around Blaine's neck. Blaine nipped Kurt's bottom lightly, he wanted, no needed to taste Kurt right now. Kurt whimpered slightly as he parted his mouth slowly and Blaine forced his tongue in the rest of the way. Kurt responded intently moving his own tongue with Blaine's and moaning. They stayed like that so deeply integrated with each other that they almost forgot to breathe.
But that's the funny thing lungs and their need to be filled with air; it's impossible to ignore the burning need to breathe. So reluctantly they pulled apart panting, eyes dark with lust, hands that wanted more. The later gave Kurt an idea. "Help me wash. I can never get all of my back." He said with a sly smile as he turned around so Blaine could get to his back. Within seconds Blaine's hands were on him. Light and hardly there at first, as he sprinkled water over Kurt's pale skin. Then his fingers slightly harder traced every inch of Kurt's back, his eyes followed his fingertips as they glided over every curve.
The small noise Kurt made drove Blaine crazy and he wanted more. More of that skin, more of that noise, more Kurt. So giving up on the watching, Blaine moved his hands to Kurt's sides, slowly creeping forward so he could encircle Kurt in his arms and pull him closer. Kurt almost squeaked in surprise as Blaine pressed up against his back.
They were now flush against each other and oh, that was Blaine's… Kurt blushed. Blaine's body had no shame in showing it's attraction to Kurt. The next thing he knew Blaine's lips were on his neck kissing and sucking and oh god! he was biting. Blaine was biting him. Kurt probably shouldn't find that as hot as he did, but it was doing nothing to get rid of the problem that was growing between his legs.
"B-Blaine." Kurt said, more than a gasping breath than a word. Blaine just hummed against his skin, the effect of that humming on Kurt's skin did weird things to Kurt, making him want more of Blaine too. "Blaine more." Where did that come from? Kurt was going to say that they should stop or they would go too far, but his mouth had become a traitor to his brain.
More? Blaine could do that. He smiled as he moved to a new patch of skin that he was determined to mark as well. His hand moved lower as he sucked red marks all over Kurt's neck and moved onto his shoulder. He moved them slowly, teasing a wondering trail down to Kurt's erection. He was almost there when a creak sounded from in front of them. Both boys' eyes snapped open and they sprang apart as they saw the top of Jake's head over the round of the ridge. Kurt's face was aflame with embarrassment and lust and he turned away so that neither Blaine nor Jake could see it.
Blaine was torn between getting out of the pool to get his sword and killing Jake and hoping that the other man wouldn't know what was just about to go down as his face appeared followed by his body as he moved to be on top of the ridge. "There you are we have been looking everywhere. We need to leave soon if we want to cover a decent amount of ground before night falls." Jake said. Blaine nodded. "Yes you are right. Just let us get dressed then we will join you." He said.
Jake's eyes travelled to Kurt and Blaine wanted to hit him, even if Jake was his friend and one of his most trusted men, nobody should ever see Kurt without clothes on apart from Blaine. Jake was now looking at him again an annoyingly knowing smile on his face. He winked at Blaine and then walked away back toward the camp. "W-we shoulder get dressed." Kurt said as he moved to where his clothes were and pulled them on surprisingly fast for someone who was dripping wet.
Blaine mentally cursed, as he too pulled on his clothes. He had a good thing going just then and now look, Kurt and himself were now fully clothed again, the world could be so cruel sometimes. He also made a mental note to give Jake an unpleasant job to do once they got home. And - to get naked with Kurt again as soon as he could.
The day went rather fast after that, they walked through meadows and then forest, followed by more forest. It was a nice day for walking good weather and the promise of the same for the next day. They talked and joked and ate well. But Blaine couldn't get what had happened in the lake out of his head and every time he looked at Kurt he could see the same far off look in them he knew he must have.
Kurt seemed to be avoiding him as much as he could, but then suddenly after lunch he was at Blaine's side until they stopped to make camp for the night. The change in the seemingly unpredictable behaviour had Blaine confused, but the closer he was to the other male, the better he felt so he didn't question Kurt's sudden need to be near him, only took it as a good thing.
After a hearty meal and a campfire story the men started to talk about retiring to their tents so they could get an early start. At this Kurt blushed and Blaine wondered why. It took his a minute or so to work out that Kurt was embarrassed? Or maybe he was just plain anxious? Or could it be that Kurt was excited? Blaine couldn't help but smile at the last one. He didn't want to do too much with the men so close by, but they could still make out and maybe talk about things.
Once they were alone in the tent Kurt turned to Blaine his cheeks a bright red and his hands picking at the hem of his shirts. "I-I um…" he said frowning. Blaine chuckled. "Kurt calm down. I know we got a little carried away this morning… and I know that you feel nervous about this kind of thing. So we can go as slow as you want, and right now I'm too tired to jump you." Blaine said with a smile.
Kurt visibly relaxed and smiled. "Thank you." He whispered. "Come on let us get some sleep." He added as he crawled under the covers and held them up for Blaine to join him. Blaine pressed up as close as he could get to Kurt and pressed their lips together softly. A happy hum was the response he got. They kissed like that for a while before finally falling asleep smiling and happy.
They didn't stay asleep long however as howls filled the air. The night was warm but the sound of the wolves sent chills throughout the whole camp.
